Canandaigua Town Supervisor Sam Casella will meet with Farmington Town Board members Tuesday to urge them to cut a 50 percent break on hookup fees for a new sewer district off Route 332.

The proposed Purdy/Mobile roads Sewer District at the north end of the town of Canandaigua is set to move forward this fall, and will service households with low to moderate incomes.

The hearing, which is open to the public, will take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, at the Farmington Town Hall, 1000 County Road 8. At the meeting, Casella will urge Farmington Town Board members to lower the hookup fees from $1,950 to $950 per unit “based on extenuating circumstances.”

“This is the formal part of the process — I really believe they’re going to give it serious consideration,” said Casella.

Farmington Supervisor Ted Fafinski explained that this will not be a public hearing where residents will have a chance to comment, but rather a hearing where Casella will address Farmington Town Board members, make his case and answer questions.

“I think they make a compelling case,” said Fafinski. “We basically have to go through the process and see what happens. Typically no decision is made at the hearing.”

Fafinski said there have been situations where, if Farmington has put in a new water service, it has discounted the hookup fee if everyone does it at the same time. But no such precedent exists for a new sewer district.

“They’ve got a big septic system that serves a mobile home park,” said Fafinski. “That may not be meeting the environmental requirements in the future because of its age.”

Casella confirmed that there are a number of failed systems in the proposed sewer district that are in need of repair, particularly in the 75-unit mobile home park. Rather than putting money into a leech bed or a septic system, he said hooking up to a “real sewer line” would be a better investment. Without a break in price, the mobile home park owner would face a connection fee of $146,250 for a single point of connection.

The project has already received state and federal funding, due in large part to the low to moderate incomes of the residents to be served. The median household income in the district is about $29,000. The current connection fee represents about 7 percent of the annual income of a typical resident.

“The bigger picture is, should this come to fruition, it would allow for future expansion in that area, which is zoned for commercial retail,” said Casella. “It helps a few years down the road and could be very beneficial for the Town of Canandaigua and the Town of Farmington.”

The Farmington Town Board will have 45 days to make a determination following Tuesday’s meeting.